Re:Rideshare operations are being suspended in California
by jeffbee on Thursday August 20, 2020 @02:41PM
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The state doesn't need to allow a business to continue just because they invented a business model that requires exploitative labor practices. Whether Lyft can exist is not an aspect that enters into labor law.
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Re:Rideshare operations are being suspended in California
by kelnos on Thursday August 20, 2020 @02:51PM
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The business model doesn't require exploitative business practices; Lyft has chosen their prices, and chosen what they'll pay their drivers.
If prices were to go up, sure, Lyft would have less business, but presumably there is some price point that pays drivers enough and also makes the economics work for Lyft.
Re:Rideshare operations are being suspended in California
by jeffbee on Thursday August 20, 2020 @02:58PM
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The statement was "The business model doesn't work if ..." and I'm saying that doesn't matter. Whether it's true or false doesn't enter in to the debate.
Re:Rideshare operations are being suspended in California
by stale2002 on Thursday August 20, 2020 @03:21PM
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> Whether it's true or false doesn't enter in to the debate.
Yes it does matter in the debate.
Because when we are passing laws, we should care about both the pros and the cons of a particular policy.
You can feel free to say that the pros outweight the cons for these laws, but you still need to recognize that shutting down ride sharing is a con of these laws.
Those are the drawbacks of these laws, and it is OK for people to care about these drawbacks, and bring them up into the debate.